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Famous people · Madisonville

4 famous people were born in Madisonville from 1890 to 2004

The best known is the American politician Estes Kefauver, with articles in 22 languages. The American judge Sue K. Hicks ranks second, ahead of EmiSunshine. Estes Kefauver, the best known, was born in 1903. 2 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.

#1 best knownEstes KefauverPolitics & Law · 1903–1963
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4
notable people
Best known
Estes Kefauver
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Tod Sloan
Youngest
2004
EmiSunshine
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Madisonville

Leaders take two of the three places.

Estes Kefauver#1
Politics & Law

Estes Kefauver

1903–1963

American politician

22 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Sue K. Hicks#2
Politics & Law

Sue K. Hicks

1895–1980

American judge

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EmiSunshine#3
Music

EmiSunshine

born 2004

American musician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Madisonville’s famous people were born

More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Sue K. HicksEmiSunshineEstes Kefauver
Politics & LawMusicSports

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Madisonville is known for

The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Madisonville

1 more, best known first.

TS

Tod Sloan

1890–1956

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madisonville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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